Schoharie Creek Bridge

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Collapsed Schoharie Creek Bridge

U. S. Geological Survey

Overview: Lost deck plate girder bridge over Schoharie Creek on I-90/New York State Thruway
Location: Montgomery County, New York
Status: Collapsed due to a flash flood undermining the piers
History: Built 1953-54; collapsed April 5, 1987, killing ten people; replaced by new bridge 1988
Builder: - B. Perini & Sons, Inc. of Framingham, Massachusetts
Design: Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 510.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.93167, -74.27833 (decimal degrees)
42°55'54" N, 74°16'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/558887/4753479 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Tribes Hill
Inventory numbers: NY 1020940 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 43973 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

June 18, 2017: Photo imported by Roger Deschner
August 23, 2016: Updated by Stephen Greer: Added category "Interstate 90" Removed I-95.
January 30, 2010: Added by James Baughn